WW2 planes you'd like to see flying again...

[Dowding (Work)]

For me it would have to be the Hawker Typhoon. I don't think there is even a static display example, nevermind a air-worthy plane. I'd just love to hear that huge 24 cylinder Sabre engine turning over or screaming on a high speed pass.

Another would be the Mossie. I remember seeing the flying example we had over here when I was a kid - but it was destroyed in an accident a while ago, IIRC.

A full size Stuka equipped with siren would be interesting - to get an idea of how terrifying that siren must have been.

I would have added the Bristol Beaufighter, but Duxford are reputedly rebuilding one to air-worthy status at the moment. They are supposed to be doing the same with an La-11 too  -which will be the only example flying anywhere in the world.

[Staga]

Ju88 and Ar234.

[gatso]

So so many.

One of the big engined late war Brit monsters Typh/Temp/ MB mb-5 would have to be top of my list too. Saw a restored Sabre at a museum ages ago. The thing is HUGE, I can imagine the noise it would have made. How on earth did we manage to not save a single example of one of these aircraft! Or did we? Anyone know of one anywhere?

Canucks have a Mossie flying don't they? I've heard a few things about 'replica' mossies being built in Australia too.

The OFMC La-9 was in New Zealand I believe, thats going to be interesting.



However top of my list isn't a WW2 bird at all. I'm afraid it runs on avgas and is a bit big.

Its this.


I want one.

Gatso

[LePaul]

Ar-234

Because there's none, asides the one at the Smithsonian

Or the Gotha Go 229

[SELECTOR]

vulcan is my favorite plane too.. had pleasure of sitting in one when i was younger.. also seen it many times during the eighties at airshows... shame there are not airworthy ones anymore... but i do belive that will change soon..

[gatso]

but i do belive that will change soon..


Depends how you define 'soon' and where you want it flying  

Have a look at This

and then read this (and bear in mind it was in the Sunday mail so maybe take it with a pinch of salt)

http://www.vulcan558club.com/news/mailonsunday.jpg

Gatso

[Octavius]

109, 190, or P40

[ra]

FW-189.

[Ripsnort]

Hmmmm, decisions decisions....Okay, P61 Black Widow

[LePaul]

Gotha info...

http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/stuff_eng_detail_hoix.htm




wow!

[whgates3]

V1 (only a few) - as revenge for the spice girls

[swoopy]

lol whgates.

I would just love to walk around a tiffie or temp on the ground just to get an idea of scale. It was a big fighter.

BTW, I used to go to RAF Finningley almost every year since about the age of 3 up until the base closed when I was 15 or so. The Vulcan was an awesome sight - and sound. Those 4 engines (RR Olympus?) were monumentally loud, it was like being in the middle of a continuous thunderclap.

The decision by the lottery fund people not to give a measely £2.5 million to get Vulcan XH558 in the air is nothing short of a scandal. They give £20 million to bunch of f***ing assylum seekers, 80% of which are going to be illegal and bogus, £ 1 million to a TOILET(!) museum, £50 million to the bloody dome fund but nothing for keeping some British engineering heritage in the country. Jesus, what's wrong with this damned country? And to top it all, it's going to be sold via the internet and will likely end up Yank side of the pond!

All we will have is the static one that can be found at Newark air museum - you can sit in it. Or at least I did when I was a kid. It was very cramped - can't imagine doing a run down to the Falklands in those conditions.

Another favourite of mine was the English Electric Lightning - I was still quite young when it was phased out, but that was one loud aircraft.

- Dowding (using his brother's computer)

[RGJ]

Would like to see a Mosquito fly, seen one static at Duxford but it would be great to see one flying again:).

Was lucky enough to see a Vulcan fly at the last airshow held at Manston it was spectacular!

Also lucky to see Black 6 fly a couple of times, before the accident.

Dowding they have got a static display of a Hawker Typhoon at Hendon:

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/index_collections.cfm

RGJ

[Wlfgng]

will likely end up Yank side of the pond!

[straffo]

Originally posted by Dowding (Work)
For me it would have to be the Hawker Typhoon. I don't think there is even a static display example, nevermind a air-worthy plane. I'd just love to hear that huge 24 cylinder Sabre engine turning over or screaming on a high speed pass.

From memory I do think there is one on static display at the "mémorial de caen"  but I'm not sure (it can be a reproduction)